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Hiding in our brightest skies News-output
WASHINGTON — Every year the night sky gets brighter and the stars dimmer. A new study analyzing data from more than 50,000 amateur stargazers finds that artificial lighting makes the night sky 10% brighter each year. That’s a much faster rate of change than scientists had previously estimated by looking at satellite data. The research, […]
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Los Angeles County drops to a low COVID community level News-output
In a continuing sign of improvements in coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations, Los Angeles County officially entered the COVID-19 community low on Thursday, indicating the pandemic is not putting undue pressure on the local health system. Recent metrics illustrate a “very different January than expected,” a top health official said this week, with continued and […]
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The hidden science behind video games like The Last of Us News-output
This article was originally published on August 29, 2020. If you found yourself glued to your video game console during the COVID-19 pandemic, you definitely weren’t alone. In the first quarter of 2020, Americans spent a record $10.86 billion in video games Twitch, a popular video game streaming platform, saw its daily hours watched increase […]
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‘Worrying’ New Strain of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Found in US for the First Time News-output
a strain of gonorrhea that is resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics recently infected two people in Massachusetts, the state Department of Public Health Announced (opens in a new tab) Thursday (January 19). This is the first time that “resistance or reduced response to five classes of antibiotics has been identified in gonorrhea in the […]
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Fostering conservation through communication – Nautilus News-output
Explore youhe Jackson Wild Media Lab offers a scholarship each year to media creators to honor their skills in promoting conservation science and communication. The nine-day fellowship is highly competitive: The 16 2022 participants were chosen from a pool of 350 applicants, including Brazilian Laura Pennafort and Tennessee Johnny Holder. Jackson Wild pairs scientists with […]
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Stunning JWST Images Show a Nebula Formed by a Multiple Star System News-output
The amazing filaments and spirals of light that make up the Southern Ring Nebula were formed by up to five stars, all orbiting each other in a complex dance. Space 20 January 2023 for leah crane The South Ring Nebula. The image on the left highlights the very hot gas and the image on the […]
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How Mexico’s Geoengineering Ban Will Affect Sunsets News-output
SUBWAYLake Sunsets, a company behind a recent controversial effort to cool the earth by releasing sulfur dioxide (SO2) particles into the upper atmosphere to reflect incoming heat, has canceled its upcoming experiments in Mexico, following a government rebuke. Mexican. “We have decided not to launch in Mexico until we find a way to collaborate with […]
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New Orleans lost its bike quota. The residents stepped forward to rebuild it. News-output
This story is part of Cities+Solutions Series, which chronicles amazing and inspiring climate initiatives in communities across the US through stories of cities leading the way. For early access to the rest of the series, sign up for the Looking Ahead climate solutions newsletter. Geoff Coats still remembers how he felt when, in May 2020, […]
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England to ban plastic cutlery and plates later this year News-output
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England is taking its ban on single-use plastics even further by restricting the sale of cutlery, plates, bowls, trays, plastic balloon sticks, as well as certain types of Styrofoam cups and food containers (via Engadget). According to to announce on the English government website, the new ban will come into force in October this year. […]
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Welsh ‘Amazon forest’ at risk from solar farm scheme News-output
Plans for at least four solar farms on the Gwent Levels include a marsh on Magor Plans for a brewery’s solar farm in
